Grenville Dean Wilson
# Grenville Dean Wilson

Grenville Dean Wilson (January 26, 1833 - September 20, 1897), was an American pianist and composer, who composed over 150 pieces, mostly for piano solo.

## Biography

G.D. Wilson was born in Lenox, Massachusetts. He worked in Nyack, New York, as a piano teacher from about 1870 until his death. He was the founder and conductor of the Nyack Choral Society and the Nyack Philharmonic Orchestra. He also founded the Nyack Library.

## Compositions

* Opus 1 - Gai Printemps, Idylle for Piano
* Opus 4 - Shepherd Boy for Piano (Shattinger; same as Opus 14)
* Opus 5 - Night Breezes, Nocturne for Piano
* Opus 6 - Au Revoir, Caprice for Piano
* Opus 10 - Happy Days, Pensée Fugitive for Piano
* Opus 11 - The Merry Bells, Caprice for Piano
* Opus 12 - La Coquette, Galop for Piano
* Opus 13 - A Night in June, Idylle for Piano
* Opus 14 - The Shepherd Boy, Summer Idyl for Piano (Ditson; same as Opus 4)
* Opus 15 - The Fairest One, Valse for Piano
* Opus 16 - Morning, Rêverie for Piano
* Opus 18 - Two Idylles for Piano
* Among the Hills
* Memory
* Opus 22 - Sleep Well!, Nocturne for Piano
* Opus 23 - Dreaming of Home - Transcription sur une Romance de C.R. Howard, for Piano
* Opus 25 - Happy Return, Romance sans Paroles for Piano
* Opus 26 - Trippin' thru' the Meadows, Rondo Polka for Piano
* Opus 32 - Eola, Mazurka for Piano
* Opus 35 - The little Wanderer, Idylle for Piano
* Opus 36 - Laughing Wave, Mazurka Brillante for Piano
* Opus 37 - Dance of the Haymakers, Morceau de Concert for Piano
* Opus 38 - Fairy Bells, Morceau de Salon for Piano
* Opus 39 - Whispering Breezes, Morceau de Salon for Piano
* Opus 40 - Sonatine for Piano
* Opus 42 - The Chapel, Rêverie for Piano (also known as The Wayside Chapel)
* Opus 43 - In Our Boat, Morceau for Piano
* Opus 46 - Christmas Bells, Morceau de Salon for Piano
* Opus 48 - Sounds from the Palisades, for Piano
* Opus 50 - Blushing Roses, for Piano
* Opus 55 - The Stranger's Story, Tone-poem for Piano
* Opus 56 - Westward Ho!, Grande Galop de Concert for Piano
* Opus 60 - Moonlight on the Hudson, Morceau for Piano
* Opus 65 - Au Bord du Lac, Morceau de Genre for Piano
* Opus 72 - The Red Cross, Grande Marche for Piano
* Opus 75 - Pride of our Home, Nocturne for Piano
* Opus 81 - Merry Christmas, Morceau de Salon for Piano
* Opus 84 - Reveries of the Past, Romance sans Paroles for Piano
* Opus 130 - Esmeralda, Scherzo-waltz for Piano
* Opus 144 - Sonatina in G major for Piano
* Opus 162 - Laughing Eyes, for Piano
* Opus 163 - Pleasant Dreams, for Piano
* Opus 164 - The Chapel in the Mountains, Tone Picture for Piano

Without opus number

* A cross Country! - Gallop for Piano
* Evening Reverie for Piano
* The Hesper Polka - for Piano
* Sweet Murmurs - Caprice for Piano
* Material for Early Piano Instruction - Three Books
